LITTLE MAN'S LANDING IS OPEN. Little Man's is the only boat ramp on Whittington open to the public. It is located 1/4 mile south of the Benoit Outing Club. There is a $5 fee to launch a boat.

Fishing pressure on Whittington has slowed down in the past few weeks.

Bass can be caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon using t-rigged worms and spinner baits around brush tops or logs. Also try crankbaits around drop offs or steep banks. Early morning is the best bet to catch good numbers of fish. As the days heat up the fish bite is slowing, so hit the water early or late for best results. Crappie can be caught by trolling near the middle grounds using minnows or roadrunner type jigs. Some crappie anglers are also jigging around brush tops in 8-12 feet of water.

MS river level near Whittington is currently at 16.4 on the Ark. City gauge. The river is expected to be on a slow fall through the end of the week.

Contact the Benoit Outing Club baitshop at(662-742-3752)for current conditions.

Anglers can navigate the chute to/from the river when the river is at, or above, 6 feet on the Arkansas City Gauge, but they should be careful of snags when doing so. As the river drops below 6 feet access through the chute gets extremely difficult and treacherous, and Boaters are advised not to try to navigate the chute when the river is below 6 feet ( Arkansas City Gauge). When the lake is at a level equivalent to 6 feet (Ark. City Gauge) one can get from one end of the lake to the other, but anglers need to be aware that at this water level very shallow water is present at the flats at Burnt Island (up lake from Benoit Outing Club & Goat Island). At a lake level equivalent to 3 feet (Ark. City Gauge) a narrow channel runs through the flats at Burnt Island and very shallow water is present above the ironwood forest (begins where the barge is at below the Outing Club), and further down the lake in the flat below the old pump pier (where the poles are). Although reference is made to lake level from RIVER level on the Arkansas City Gauge the two may not be the same at stages below 16 feet as the constriction at the chute causes a delay in the falling, or rising, of the lake. Anglers should also take note that when the river is on a fast fall (or rise) a large difference in elevation may be present between the lake and the river. This can create such a high water velocity in the narrow chute that boats with large outboards will find it difficult to navigate and impossible for small outboards to negotiate.